Newcastle United are now firmly out the other side of a whirlwind summer transfer window.
The main obvious talking point towards the end of the hectic window that clouded over every Toon conversation was Alexander Isak's future, with the superstar Swede eventually moving on to Premier League rivals Liverpool in a staggering £125m deal on deadline day, after a well-known refusal to line up for the Magpies again.
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Eddie Howe's men thankfully bounced back from this expected departure by adding two new strikers to their camp late on, with the hope that both Yoane Wissa and Nick Woltemade can immediately hit the ground running, having cost a pretty penny to bring them both in.
What Wissa & Woltemade can offer Newcastle
Replacing a striker of Isak's unbelievable quality was always going to be a tricky task.
However, Howe and Co. will pray that throwing both Wissa and Woltemade into the mix will make their former star-man's absence feel less obvious, with Wissa especially well-versed in what it takes to succeed in the demanding Premier League.
Indeed, the 29-year-old - who cost an excessive £55m to bring in - already has 45 Premier League strikes next to his name when lining up for Brentford, with the Congolese attacker no doubt chomping at the bit to score goals by the bucket load at his new employers, after missing Newcastle's weekend clash with Wolverhampton Wanderers owing to injury.
New £69m recruit Woltemade might well have to lead from the front, therefore, if Wissa is stricken with injury, with more pressure on the former Stuttgart man's shoulders, arguably, considering he has never stepped foot onto English soil in his career to date.
Woltemade 2024-25 in numbers (timeless)
He certainly knows where the goal is, though, when assessing his red-hot Bundesliga numbers from last season, with 13 strikes coming his way from just 28 starts.
It will just be whether Woltemade can immediately leap into the Premier League in style, with his bumper price tag upping the pressure levels on his shoulders. He has, of course, lessened that strain immediately when heading home a debut effort against Wolverhampton Wanderers last time out.
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The worry will still be that Howe's side might well have overpaid for both these attackers in their desperation to fill their Isak-shaped hole, with this consistent first-team star at St James' Park coming in with a heftier valuation, despite all the fanfare surrounding Newcastle's two new major purchases.
The "monster" worth more than Wissa & Woltemade
Newcastle have spent big all summer long away from the additions of Wissa and Woltemade, with Anthony Elanga costing an inflated £55m to further bolster the Magpies' new-look attack.
According to Football Transfers, however, Isak's fellow compatriot is already worth a slightly lesser £51m, with both Wissa and Woltemade also falling victim to reduced values when using the same site.
Brentford striker Yoane Wissa
Staggeringly, the ex-Bees forward's value has already dropped all the way down to a meagre £22m when weighed up next to Elanga's value, with that amount more in line with Newcastle's original valuation of the 29-year-old, which stood at £30m, before Brentford drove a harder bargain.
Moreover, Newcastle could well have splashed more cash than they needed to with Woltemade as well, with the lethal ex-Stuttgart man worth just £32m, a far cry away from his high £69m valuation.
Joelinton
Amazingly, when judging all these new values, Newcastle fan favourite Joelinton even has a bigger transfer worth next to his name, which is arguably a testament to how vital the Brazilian has been to Howe's cause over the past few seasons, even when many fresh faces have arrived through the door.
When first joining the Magpies ranks, many might have worried that the former Hoffenheim man was going to be known as an extortionate waste of cash, having struggled to initially settle after a whopping £40m was forked out to win his services.
Now, however, the South American "monster" - as he was once labelled by journalist Liam Kennedy - is a guaranteed starter when fit, with his value not wavering too far away from the millions originally spent on his services back in 2019.
Joelinton's valuation now comes in at a slightly lesser £35m, which isn't as dramatic a dip as Wissa and Woltemade have immediately experienced, with the 29-year-old keen to add even more goals and assists to his Toon back catalogue to help Howe and Co. surge up the early Premier League standings.
Joelinton's Newcastle record
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Having missed some games already this season through his own injury difficulties, the St. James' Park faithful will be keen to see Joelinton back in the starting XI moving forward, knowing his added presence could see Newcastle kick on, as much as both Wissa and Woltemade can also be difference-makers.